Herky Jerky Man
That was the song that played in my head on our first few runs today. For those of you that are not up on your… Read More »Herky Jerky Man
Mark’s Reports
Be Adventurous
Be adventurous. If you arrived at Alpine Meadows today expecting to just ski some nice groomed runs that were not too sticky, you might have… Read More »Be Adventurous
Slow Motion At The Country Club
It was like a private country club at Alpine Meadows today. I’m not sure whether it was the warm weather that spooked people, or that… Read More »Slow Motion At The Country Club
Aloha, Dudes and Dudettes
Dude, it was epic to be back on skis after a two-day break. Conditions have improved, even though the weather has been warm overall. The… Read More »Aloha, Dudes and Dudettes
Corn You Believe It?
Bit by bit, with warm day time temperatures and weak freezes, the corn has been ripening, ever so slowly. Today, I would venture to say… Read More »Corn You Believe It?
Sleepy Saturday
You would have hardly known it was a Saturday at Alpine Meadows today. Wednesday and Thursday were absolutely much busier, due to the influx of… Read More »Sleepy Saturday
Goals
I set a goal for myself today. I told my ski friends this morning that I hoped to do 29,000 vertical feet of skiing today.… Read More »Goals
Significantly Better Today
A solid freeze overnight did lead to significantly better ski conditions today at Alpine Meadows. We started the ski day at 8am sharp on Summit… Read More »Significantly Better Today
Please, Please Mister Freeze
Third Winter sure was fun, with some very good powder skiing over the weekend. For those that skied at Palisades on Monday, or at the… Read More »Please, Please Mister Freeze
Got That Forecast Wrong!
Back on Wednesday, my post explicitly said that there would not be a powder day this weekend. I was wrong, and that happens to all… Read More »Got That Forecast Wrong!
December 154th
It’s back to winter again this week. There was some short lived winter-like ski conditions this morning, a fog shrouded mountain…and upper mountain parking lots… Read More »December 154th
Adventure Season Beginning
It certainly has been a great winter, and we are not quite done with it yet. That said, change is afoot. Even though we have… Read More »Adventure Season Beginning
The Spring Swings
It was another fine spring day at Alpine Meadows, with temperatures approaching 10-20 degrees above normal. That trend continues all of the way into the… Read More »The Spring Swings
Mellow Monday & Spring Operations Updates
It was a completely mellow Monday after a relatively busy weekend at Alpine Meadows. After a weirdly sticky day yesterday, things were a bit more… Read More »Mellow Monday & Spring Operations Updates
Much Better
I actually was going to skip posting a report today, as Andy was not skiing, and I didn’t expect that things would be all that… Read More »Much Better